"Rarely has a sophomore effort sounded this thick and surprising. Which means that "Good Start" might as well become of the most charming understatements to come out of a band in years." (http://www.allmusic.com)

"...Though Kveikur is more anxious and busy than a lot of their past output, it still possesses the heavenly quality all their other records so admirably held on to as well. " (http://www.pastemagazine.com)

"... At first, it's tempting to want all of The Hawk Is Howling to be as obviously powerful as its biggest tracks, but with time it reveals itself as one of Mogwai's most masterful blends of delicacy and strength..." (http://www.allmusic.com)

"Hex" was one of the first albums in history dubbed post-rock and rightfully so; there was nothing like it before it was released and to this day influences a multitude of artists associated with the genre" (http://www.sputnikmusic.com)

The Heritage, the debut album from UK slowcore/post rock act Her Name is Calla, has got everything a great post rock apex needs: pounding drums, sneering overtones of feedback, apocalyptic strings, all smashing together to form a crescendo worthy of-mother of all post rock comparisons-Godspeed You! Black Emperor (extracted from sputnikmusic.com)

"Even at their silliest, even when they're treading water, no one else sounds quite like Shellac, and anyone who professes to be a serious music fan without having spent quality time with the band's albums should be forced to familiarize themselves" (http://pitchfork.com)

"Clocking in at 65 minutes, TNT builds upon the spare, instrumental framework of the group's first, self-titled album, and the extended edits, melodic adventures, and klangfarben of the subsequent full-length release..." (thrilljockey.com)

“...Explosions in the Sky's second effort takes a more studied, even lush approach to the literate chaos of their 2001 debut. But put on your sad sack thinking cap now, because Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place is a contemplative & heady rush of masterful melancholia...(www.allmusic.com)

“...On their sophomore effort, the contradictorily titled Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever, the group has recanted on their more unexcitable tendencies, opting to infuse their work with a formerly unseen rawness and intensity...(http://pitchfork.com)

"Maserati's Pyramid of the Sun, the last with the late drummer Jerry Fuchs, continues their experimentation with that sound, and delivers reliably precise and driving post-rock instrumentals that merge the melodrama of post-rock with a retro prog-rock futurism.." (http://www.tinymixtapes.com)